The Sun. — London, England, 1864-05-25 00:00:00

IOYAL ITALIAN OPERA,' Covent -garden. rom this time until the end of the season there will be f aar Opera nights in each week, viz., every Monday, Tm.,'esclay, Thursday, and Saturday. Extra Night. [dlle. Lucca ; Madame Didiee. M. Fan e ; Signor Grazia ni ; Signor Mario. TO-MORROW EVENING (Thursday), May 28, will be ertormed, f ar the second time this season, Gounod's Opera, MAKGFIERITA. Mar. herita, Mdlie. Pauline ucca, her second appearance in that character in England ; riebe , Madame Didiee ; Marta, Mdlle. Anese ; .31efisto'e e, 1. Faure ; Vale ;tin°, Signor Gr ziani ; Wagner, t , ignor ragliatice ; and Faust, Signor Mario, his second appearance a that character. Conductor, Mr. Costa. Commence at half past Eight. pit tickets amphitheatre rta Is, phitheatre,. 25. 6d. Boxes, stalls, and tickets may be had t Or. box-office under the portico of the theaTre, which is epen from ten to five, and at the principal musicsellers' and librarians'. happily, by unnecessary bloodshed, Marshal PELIS BIER, in his earlier days had been somewhat too much of la disciplinarian. His sterner qualities were in his later years tempered with moderation and prudenne, so that at the last he came to be ref;arded only as c'.nspicuous for the virtues of the soldier. Those virtues are now over _his, gallant sword will never again be unihnathed by its master's hand. The " paths of glom" have again led but "ti the grave. Peace to bis ashes! He leaves behind, the memory of a gallant soldier and a loyal citiz3n—a Frenchman whose name was dear to his country's friends and terrible to her foes — such a reputation is a posses -9 ion no less honourable and noleps enviable than the ducal coronet that adorn:d his brows, or the mar shal's baton wielded by his hand. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. GRAND EXTltt NIGHT. FIRSI TINIE OF LES HUGUENOTS. TO-MORROW EVENING (Thursday , May 26, will be per formed, first time this season, Meyerbeer's Grand Opera, LES HUGUENOTS. Signori Giuglini, Marcel o Junca. Santley , Gassier, Boss! Casaboni, Mantredi, Mariotti, and Tavella; Mdlle. Louise Ltebhardt, Mdlle. Trebelli, and Mdlle. Titiens. Conductor, Signor ARDITI. In the Incidental Ballet, Grand P as de Deux, M dll e . Cata rina Ber.tta and Sig. Ammaturo. Saturday Next, FAUST. Grand 3lorniug Performance , Wednesday, June Ist. FAUST. --- Notice.—ln active 'preparatio-, Beethovene in that chas FIDELIO . Leonora, by 310111 e. Titiens (her fi rst appearanc racter:. Commence at Half -past Eight o'clock. Pit Tickets, 7s. ; Reserved Box Seats, lOs 6d. ' • Amphi theatre btalls, ss. and 7 s. ; Gallery, 25. 6d. ; Private Boxes, in the Upper t ircle, 215. Box Office of the Theatre open daily, where places may be secured ; also at Mitchell's,Bubb's, Lacon and Oilier's, Bond- Street ; Leader's, Opera Colonnade ; Sam's, St. James's street, Cramer, Wood, and Co.'s, and Hammond's. egent street ; Keith, Pr owse, and Co.'s, Cheapside ; and at Chappell and Co.'s, 50, New Bond-street. lIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. ONE GRAND MORNING PERFORMANCE. WEDNESDAY, June 1. Gounod's celebrated Opera, FAUST. Tilens, Trebelli ; Sant:ey, Gassier, Giuglini. Conductor, Signor ARDITI. Doors open at Half-past One. Commence at Two o'clock. 111 HEATRE ROYAL HAYNI ARKET.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr, Buckstone. THIS EVENING. THE BALANCE OF COMFORT. Howe and Miss L. Angel. Atter which, DAVID GA.RRICK. Messrs. Sothern, Chippendale, Buckstone , Rogers , Clark, Weathersby, ; Mesdames Snowden, Nelly Moore, Fitzwilliam. After which, the new Easter piece, entitled VENUS AND ADONIS. Messrs. Comton, Wm. Farren, Coe. AccWright,Wes dames Louise Keeley, Sno p wden. NellyPOWer, Hill, r Itogers, To conclude with MRS. Mr. Compton. Commence at 7. OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Sole Management of Mr. Fechter. Mr. FECHTER will perform lIAMLEP THIS EVENING (Wednesday). Claudius, Mr. Emery ; Polonius, Mr. John Brougham; Ghost, Mr. G. Jordan; Laertes, Mr. C. Vanden h ff ; Horatio, Mr. J. G. Shore ; First Gravedigger, Mr. H. Widdicomb ; Osric, Mr. f. Charles ; Messrs. W M'lntyre, F. Morton, Raymond, Moreland, Clifford, Edmonds, Wall bank, Collett ; Opbelia, Miss hate Terry ; Actress, bliss M. Benrade ; and Gertrude, Miss Elsworthy. The Scenery painted by Mr. W. Telbin. Notice.—The doors open at half-past 7, and Hamlet com mences at S. Box Office open daily from Eleven o'clock till Five. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Sole Lesee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, BORN TO GOOD LUCK. Paddy O'itafferly, Mr. Dominick Murray. After which, Shakspere's ROMEO AND JULIET. Ro meo, Mr. J. Pelson; M e rcutio, Mr. Vining ; Nurse, Mrs. H. Marston ; Juliet, Mdlle. Stella Colas. NEW THEATRE-BO YAK., ADELPHL soIe Proprietor and Manager. Mr. B. Webster. Last Week but two of Ihe Great Tra,gediene, Miss Bateman, in the character of LEA 11. THIS EVENING,an apropos Sketch, SHAKESPEARE'S HOUSE: Messrs. J. L. Toole, R. Phillips, Stephenson. Af er which, at 8, LEAH : Miss Bateman, supported by Messrs. A. Stirling, R. Phillips, Biliington, Stuart, Eburne, Stephenson ; Mrs. Bi.lington. To conclude with T iiE AREA BELLE : Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, A. 'tomer, Miss Woolgar, and Mrs. H. Lewis. Commence at 7. MISS BATEMAN.-L E A H.-THIS EVENING and EVERY EVENING —Miss Bateman will appear in her great impersonation of the Jewish ma den ur.til further notice In order o give due effect to this most remarkable succes 4 of the se .son, eaiirely new scenery by the celebrated artists Messrs. 1. anson and cons, a , , a. Thompeen. New dr. ss .8 and appo ntments have be, n prepares for its productio3.—N.ll. In consequence of the 'hressing and numerous Applications at the Box-oth,e, ob ar- =gement- have L ow been made by which Seats m yb.: tained a Fortnight in A.uvAn e. R OYAL ST , JAMES'S TUE A.TRE. under the Management of Mr. B. WEBSTER. Crowded with rank and fashion.— The highly successful new Comedy, by Di ,n Boucicault, Esq., every Evening. Re•enga.gement of those ce ebrateJ and popular artistes, Mr. an Mrs. Charles Mathews. Amongst the artists engaged will be found the gopular names of Mr. Be.hjamin Webster, Mr. Charle , Mathews. Mr. Frank Matthews, Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. .1. Clarke, Mr. P,til l3edforii, Mr. F. obinson. Mr. Asnley ; Mrs. Chas. Mathews, Mips II rbert, Mrs Frank Matthews, Miss H. aimms, Miss A. Cottrell, Miss Fanny Josephs, Miss Patti Josephs, Miss Wentwortn, and Mrs. Stir.ing. EVERY EVENING, at 7, A DAY AFTER THE WEDDING. Miss Herbert. At a quarter before 8, an entirely new and original Comely in 5 acts, by Dion Boucicaulr, entitled THE FOX CHACE. Characters by Mr. Charles Mathews, Mr. Frank Matthews, Mr. J. Clarke, Mr. F. Robinson, Mr. Ash ey, Mr. W. Cham,er laine ; Mrs. Chas. Mathews, Mrs. Frank Matthews, and 3liss Henrietta Simms (her first appearance here). At 10, OUT OF SIGHT OUT OF MIND. Mr. Charles Mathews and Mr. Frank ,viatthews. To conclude with SHAKE HANDS : Mr. J. Clarke; Miss Fanny Josephs. Commence at 7. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Manager, Mr. W. 11. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, TURN HIM OUT. Followed by THE MAID OF UONOUR. Miss Ada Swanborough. Aft e r which, MAZOURKA. Messrs. Honey, James, Fenton, Turner, &c. ; Marie Wilton, Simpson, Acc. To conclude with TIMOTHY TO THE RESCUE. Mr. T. Thome. Commence at 7. COALS. —The LILLESUALL COMPANY'S COALS. Direct from their own Collieries. Marquis'. ..... 24s. per ton. D0ub1e......... 20a. per ton. Top 23g. „ IN utS... ... 183. ~ Deep 2ls. „ Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De pots, Westbourne Park-road, W., and 17, South Wharf, Paddington, W., and Maiden-lane, N. Beat Coke Terms cash. JOHN SCOTT, Sole Agent. ;ME THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," JL Containing. the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, ga.n be bad Every Evening 0 1 R. GLkNIE, NEW% AGEXT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. The 'Weather --S tui Office, May 25, 1864. - THERMOMETER. This day at Two o'clock 6l Barometer -30.33. Wind—W.; moderate breeze, and cicudy. SIGH WATER. AT LONDON BE.IDGE. HIS DA:T.—Morning, 4h. 29m.—Afternoon, `4h. 50w, 1.0-x"a°w*-31°raillg, 51. Rm.—Afternoon, 15il• J . „, S A-VM 4 411 . 0, sit tljg LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 1864. It is satisfactory to find that the Lord Chan cellor's Bill for the Amendment of County Courts Act has passed tLe second reading. The bill may probably require a careful revision, and some of the clauses may need to be eliminated, or at least amended before it can be suffered to become law. Nevertheless, the principle upon which it is founded is a good one, and if it only deserves the purpose of directing public attention to the harshness and injustice of our present laws for the recovery of debts, it will have done good service. There is, however, every reason to :hope that a little de liberate and impartial consideration will remove all inconsistencies and drawbacks, and convert the bill into a really practicable and useful mea sure. It is true, as some of its opponents re marked, that there are two sides to the question, and that the creditor must be considered as well as the debtor. But it remains to be seen how far the honest and moderate creditor is benefited by the imprisonment of his debtor, when, as must be always the case among the humbler classes, it is only by the labour of the debtor's hands that he can hope to be paid. To imprison a man who is in the receipt of regular weekly wages, in order to compel him to make good hie deficient instalments, is e. very unsatisfactory way of setting about the business. If a man cannot, or will not pay, when he is in the receipt of 18s. or 20s. a week, it is not very likely that he will do so when he is deprived of his employment and consequent wages. Neither is it very probable that his wife and family, how ever anxious they may be to see their bread winner set free again, will be able to pay the debt. They have, in most instances, more than enough to do to keep themselves, and it is lucky if the anxiety of the law to protect the debtor's interests does not end by throwing a whole family on the parish—a burden to the ratepayers. The argument which some noble lords brought forward against the bill appears to us to be even mere untenable than the plea for the creditor's rights. Lord ST. LEONARDS and some other peers contended that the measure was most undesirable, and would press hardly on the poor man, because it would deprive him of his only capital credit. Very often, said Lord ST. LEONARDS, the agricul tural labourer who earned 14s. or 15s. a week, could get on very well while he had work, hut in wintry weather he was only employed for a short time, and if he had not credit with the grocer and baker with whom he dealt he must go to the workhouse. By their aid he could get through the time of enforced idleness, and could pay his debts when he got work again. But the debts must be paid out of the in come of 14s. cr 1.55. a week sooner or later, How much better then would it be for the labourer to save it beforehand, to provide in the summer for the expenses of the winter that is coming, not the one that is past. By this means be would be free from the chain of debt always hanging round him, he Would get his goods much better and cheaper, and in case of sudden accide.nt or illness his family would be beforehand with the world instead of behind• hand. The credit system is always a ruinous one for the poor. They do not kno P, their own expenses, they are tempted to incesr debts for articles that they would never ',lay ready money for ; and the creditor too oft en takes full advantage of their obli gations to 'aim by charging 50 or 60 per cent., knowing they dare not leave him. Then when the fatal, order in court comes they only shift the bur teen from one shoulder to the other, running into debt in a fresh place until the instalments are paid. The poorer classes are always too ready to trust recklessly to the future, and to mortgage as it were their coming gains. This may be seen every day in the case of domestic servants, who, however, good their wages, are seldom in possession of any thing beyonds the wants of the day. If such spend thrift management is censurable in the case of the matt of business or the speculator, they have at least the excuse that the morrow may bring them I a considerable addition to their means, but how reckless and foolish is it to forestal neat month's or next year's earnings when there are the chances of illness, accident, or loss of work to be taken into consideration, and under no circumstances is it likely that higher wages will be gained than those already found insufficient. Lord CRANWORTII very truly said that credit was no doubt important in the mer cantile and manufacturing world, but it could be no possible good to the poorer classes. " The ques tion was asked what the poor man was to do when he was out of employment. But the question really was whether it was desirable to encourage the work ing man to spend by anticipation wages which he had not yet earned, or to live upon what which he had put by for such an occasion," Lord LIVEDEN, speaking from his experience of the agricultural dis tricts, declared that no greater boon could be of fered to them than the abolition of what he styled the pernicious system of credit, " which was di rectly responsible for all the frauds practised on the poor, the rotten garments cold for them to wear and the miserable food palmed off for them to eat.': The debtors, said the noble lord, felt dependent on the tradesman who had trusted them, and went on running into debt for bad and dear things, fearing --- that if they left him he would enforce the law night announces a heavy loss against them. The Moniteur of last whatever may be thought of the to France and the EMPEROR in the death of Marshal wording of some of the clauses, or as to the best complained of, few PELISSIER, the Dec de Malakoff, and the offi c i a l means of redressing the evils announcement is, in this instance, something more persons can object to the proposition of Lord WEST than a me re form of customary compliment. The BURT as to the questions which should be put to a death of the gallant soldier whose name is associated creditor who demanded his debtor's imprisonment. with the triumphant issue of the Crimean campaign, He proposed to ask such a creditor whether he knew whose d uca t coro net was earned in the stormy the position of his debtor when he suffered the debt glories of the Malakoff, cannot fail to excite very to be incurred; whether he knew him to be a labour general interest and regret. In this country the itig man dependent on his weekly earnings, and brave old Marshal has a double claim upon our liable to lose them from sickness or other casualty ; sympathies. As a Soldier and as a Diplomatist, whether he gave him credit without inquiry, merely 31 erehel PELISSIER is an obj ,, et of peculiar interest for the sake of involving him in his books and to the English peopl. Side by side with our own charging him 100 percent. for the accommodation? ch:efe, be led the allied armies of France and Few creditors of the poor would pass satisfactorily England in the day of victory, and since then, when through such an examination, and in a large pre.- Ambassador from the Court of the Tuileries to that portion of cases it would be proved that the debt cf St. Slimes, at a time of . particular dipl omat i c dif - had been rea lly paid by the extra prices charged fieulty, he fulfilled his mission with a tee`, and dis- for the articles supplied. The more the poor are cretion hardly to hale been exp:cted from his war- compelled to make to -day provide for to-morrow, like antecedents. The embassy of Marshal instead of for yesterday, the greater will be the PELISSIER is still fresh in the popular recollection, advantage to themselves and their families, and it is rendered more remarkable, as it was at the time, by a very questionable kindness which, under cover of the marriage of the veteran Duke. Since .that giving them temporary assistance in difficulties, period the whilom Ambassador has re- involves them in a network of debt and law which ceived yet greater honours at the hands can hardly be escaped from by years of toil and of his Sovereign, having been a ppointed struggle. Half the trouble and anxiety spent in Governor of Algeria, where many of his earlier I getting out of the clutches of the taliymau, or in laurels had been gathered—laurels tarnishe d; -- ea 1 wiping off the score at the general shop, would keep a family out of such evils altogether if taken at the right time, and since no preaching or lecturing will suffice to guard against the temptation,the best plan is to make it the interest of the tradesman to secure reacy money, when he must give good articles at a fair price if he hopes to retain his customers. Among the min) , societies which abound with us, and which fl)u/iBh so favourably through the munificence and appreciation of the community, the Royal Geographical &clay is worthy of a I prominent position, and ought to receive due con sideration. In no country other than ours should such an institution find a more flittering recep tion or receive a more genial welcome, for we have the greatest interest in all that concerns f2reign nations, and our commercial transactions extend to all parts of the earth. It has truly been said that "the chart of our colonies is the chart of the world in outline, for we sweep round the globe and touch every shore." The words of BYRON are truly applicable to the sphere of our authority— " Far as the breeze cau bear the billow's foam Survey our empire, and behold our home." The anniversary meeting of the society appears to have been a satisfactory one, and Sir RODERICK MURCHISON'S re-election as President testifies to his successful fu!filment of the duties of that arduous position. The banquet which took place in the evening was a very brilliant entertainment, and there was ample scope for the display of else quence and the interchange of thought. The President very appropriately observed that the Prince of WALES had been a very distinguished traveller. In this more than anything else the education of the heir to the throne was excellent; for if culture and information do not always im part the requisite knowledge, experience of the world cannot fail to do so. it must have been a satisfaction to the President of such a society to be able to recognise in the future ruler of these realms a Prince who "had seen many lands," The President, in an interesting speech, described the difficulties with which that Institution had had to contend before it had reached its present prosperous condition,. There are few things more instructive and more suggestive to notice than the early efforts which have been made by the founders of these societies to attain the height which is their due, and to assume the influential eminence from which they can impress their fellow countrymen with the right seese of their importance and influence. Cer tainly it is a matter of congratulation that the time has gone by when the members of this society had no place to meet in, and no receptacle for their books or maps. Such a condition of things was a disgrace to the country, and it is well that, amid all our shortcomings and failures, this discrepancy has at least been remedied. There is great truth in the assertion of the President, that the grant of public money for the diffusion of geographical knowledge was one which "redounded to the honour of the British . Government and Leglislature." The members of this society have done much to serve the country, and have made its name famous in countries unexplored by those of ancient times. A more national society could hardly be imagined than one which facilitates our knowledge of other lands and our intercourse with distant reces. The Chancellor of the Exchequer was, doubtless, glad to avail himself of the opportunity thus afforded to him of leaving the arena of politics for one more congenial to his taste, and to quit the storm of debate for the calm contemplation of science. As might be supposed, his address on:the occasion was well worthy of perusal, and must have afforded great satisfaction to the assembly. He commenced by giving a geographical illustration of the forlorn condition o: the society when it could find no rest ing-piece. He compared it to the island of " Pelos.'' This of course created much imusement, and gave an appropriate finishing touch to the explanation 60 elaborately conveyed by the President. Mr. GLAD. STONE, in those eloquent terms of which he is so skilled a proficient, described the importance of this Geographical Society as a national institution of the country, and truly stated that it "was the love of adventure, the boldness in facing danger, the strong self-reliance, the ready presence of mind, and all that constitutes the powerful indi viduality that lies at the root of the greatness of this country, which likewise had lain at the root of the greatness and the performances of the Royal Geo graphical Society. The hon. gentleman then con cluded his impressive oration by expressing an earnest hope that that-institution might long take root and flourish among us as one of the many societies which, emanating from private enterprise, are the wonder and admiration of all foreigners who seek our shores. It is not necessary that a master of eloquence, like Mr. GLADSTONE, should inform us of these truths ; but when the reality is placed before us in glowing utterances it should re ceive more marked attention, and be requited with a surer recognition. It is to be trusted that the merits of this noble institution may be more fully recognised, and that many hitherto ignorant of its full deserts, or indifferent to its many merits; may come forward and assist to the extent of (heir capabilities a society which can boast of such a glorious goal for its energies and so extended a field for its enterprise. To bring man face to face with man ir. regions hitherto untrod since the birth of time is one of the grandest exploits in which human nature can engage; and all that tends to increaae our intercourse with foreign States, to extend our knowledge, and to improve our comprehension, is so much gained from the reign of ignorance, and added to the sphere of science, in whose improved and extended light it is our boast to walk, in the hope of approaching near and nearer to its perfect day. Recognition of the South. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—We should think that enough of our kinsmen's blood has been spilled in what Earl Russell at first desig nated as a lust for "empire and dominion"—Mr. Gladstone against the North stating that President Davis "had made a nation," and Sir Robert Peel that it was useless for the N orth to continue such a useless struggle against a people resolved to be free. Now, as Mr. Lindsay's motion for the simple recognition of the South is to be brought forward on the 3d proximo, men of all parties, save the republicans of England, should support it. England recognised Belgium only a few months in re• bellion, when Holland was able to subdue her. France recognised the present United States revolting from Eng land two years after their rebellion and many years before their independence. Why then should not England and France on the same grounds recognise the South ? If they can give reasons, let us have them. FAIR PLAY. OCEAN SUPREMACT.—The United States in 1860 had a greater mercantile tonnage than the United Kingdom. owing to the shipping of the States having a monopoly of their own coasting trade (the greatest in the world), as well as enjoying pari passu with British ships all our colonial, intercolonial, and coasting trade. In 1804 the shipping of the United States, or rather of New York and New England, is laid up, and the carrying trade of the ocean is transferred to other flags. What will be the con sequence when the South shall be independent ? That the shipping of England, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick will take the place of New York and New England between North and South, and thus England will again reciver the supremacy of the ocean, and become once more the mistress of the seas. Will any nation object to this? FATAL ACCIDENT TO A SON OF PRESIDENT DAVIS.—The Richmond Examiner of the 2d reports the death of Joseph E. Davis, aged four years, second son of the Confederate President. lie fell from the portico of the house, a distance of 15 feet, fracturing his hip and injuring his head. Jie lingered a day or two and then died, - ME SUN, LO:\ DON", WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 25, 1864. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. heavy, and some of the The market closed as folio LREUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] 41 per Cents. ..... 93 50 Do. end month 3 per Cents Do. end month 66 65 Credit 51obilier 1150 Do. end month 116 0 Bank Shares 3377 Credit koncier 1240 Roman AMERICA. (Per the City of Washington, via Crookhaven.) NEW YORK, MAY, 14 (Morning.) No fighting took place at Spottsylvania on the SA IL 11th instant. Early on tie morning of the 12th Hancock vigorously charged, and captured the Confederate rifle-pits in his front, with 4,000 pri soners, two generals, and 30 guns. The battle con tinued furiously throughout the 12th, but all efforts to further penetrate Lee's lines were unavailing. During the night of the 12. h Lee retreated, leaving only a line of ekirtnishers in Grant's front. Oa the morning of the 13th inst. Grant started two divisions to ascertain whether Lee was occupy• ing a new position in the vicinity or making a thorough retreat. Reinforcements are being rapidly despatched to Grant. _ Federal cavalry has destroyed portions of rail road in Lee's rear. Sigel has destroyed Charlottesville, Lynchburg, and Gordonsville road. Butler is advancing against Drury's Bluff. There is an unreliable rumour of Sherman having occupied Dalton. Banks has retreated from Alexandria en route to Semmes port. The very latest accounts report Lee having crossed the Po River. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, Mei 14 ,Morning). Money abundant ; gold, 721 per cent. premium. Stocks slightly firmer. New York Centrals, 1301,; Illinois Shares, 1241; Erie, 110; 6 per Cent. Usited States Bonds, 1061-. (FROM THE TIMES' OWN CORRESPONDENT.) NEW YORK, MAY 13, 6 P.M. General Grant reports that during Wednesday night Hancock changed his position from the right to the left centre of the Federal line, and at half past 4 o'clock yesterday morning assaulted Lee's right, which he turned, capturing 23 cannon and 3,000 prisoners, among whom were Generals Ed ward Johnson, Robert Johnson, and George Stewart. An engagement extending along nearly the whole line followed, which continued with.greater or less severity throughout the day. General Sheridan, chief of Grant's cavalry, re ports, on the 10th inst., having destroyed eight miles of railway in Lee's rear, and the recapture of 500 Federal prisoners. Butler, under date near Chester Station, on the afternoon of May 12, states that Gilmore held the intrencbments at Bermuda Hundred, while Baldy Smith was demonstrating against the enemy at Fort Darling. Reported, via Cincinnati, that the Confederates had evacuated Dalton last night, and that Sherman occupied the city to day. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGEMCE. Gold opened this morning at 173, and declined to .70t, and closes 1721. Exchange, 1884. Government Sixes, 1881, registered, 1131 ; 5.20 Coupons), 106; 7-30, 1101. New York Central Railway, 130; Erie, 1094; [ilinois Central, 1231. Cotton, 851. Breadstuff3 lower; provisions dull ; sugars un changed in price ; coffee inactive. NAY 14, 11 A.M. Official and other despatches from Tefield, in Vir ginia, to 8 o'clock yesterday morning, show Han cock's achievement on Themday to have been less decisive than at first represented ; but two generals, Eiward Johnson and George Stewart, were taken prisoners. Of the cannon reported captured, many remained on disputed ground on Thursday night, while it is not perfectly clear that a number of them were not re-captured by the Confoderates. No success whatever attended the Federals at other points of the line, their assaults against Lee's centre and left being invariably repulsed with great slaughter, and at nightfall the Confederates main tained their position in front of Spottsylvania Court House. Yesterday, at daybreak, it was discovered that during the night Lee had withdrawn acrom the River Po, it is believed to occupy a stronger posi tion on the North and South Anna rivets. Grant is represented to be in pursuit, but, as the roads are in a bad condition, after the heavy fall of rain, amid which tte battle was fought, he will have considerable difficulty in following. The carnage of Thursday is described as awful, and the men on both sides to have fallen like grain, No estimate of the loss is given. There is a report that Sigel has out the Virginia Central Railway between Charlottesville and Lynchburg, and another report that he has been attacked and defeated by the Confederates under Breckenridge. Information was received at New O rleans on the 7th inst. that Forrest's cavalry h ad g ained posses sion of all Sherman's railway communications, and had also destroyed several Fed eral transports on the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers. Letters from New Orleans of the 7th announce that Banks is endeavouring to reach Bashear city with his army, his retreat from Alexandria, via the Red River, being cut off by the erection of Confe derate batteries on the banks of that stream. The steamers Ohio, Belli, Laurel Hill, Bella Donna, and Mittie Stephens, with supplies and reinforcements for Banks, have been sunk or cap tured below Alexandria , gun boats are above the All Admiral Porter'a t h e river into other channels their capture is considered inevitable. M appointed to falls of the Red River ; and, a s the Confederates have Punted the waters of department of the the Pacific, and will leave f or California immediately, c a j o o m r . m G a e n t d e r a of l theP Dowellrt ahrays been This step is supposed to have been taken in view of the possibility of a rupture with France on the Mexican question. The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, adopted a resolution to drop from the army rolls all unemployed general officers, including Generals M'Clellan and Fremont. Yesterday it passed the Bill giving to soldiers and sailors, both coloured, homesteads from confiscated Confederate estates.. Gold, 1721. THr. RUSSIAN BUDGET FOR 1864, ST. PEIERSBURG, MAY 24, Evening. The Russian Budget for 1864, which has been published to-day, shows an equilibrium. The public revenue is estimated at 401,000,000 roubles, of which 355,000,000 are from ordinary sources, 18,000,000 from Treasury Bonds, end 28,000,000 from the Anglo-Dutch loan. The expenditure is estimated at 364,000,000 roubles, to which there are to be added 37,000,000 for extraordinary military expenses. IVS :- Italian Loan 69 Do. end month 69 New ditto 42 Do. end month — Russian Austrian Spanish Threes 5l 50 from° Debt . . — Deferred Cash. Orloan 8 .1111•11 877 50 .• N ort h ern Lyona arta Mediterranean 875 .. 877 50 New ditto 872 50 .. Southern 645 .. 646 25 Western Eastern .... ,.. 467 50 .. 460 25 Sardinian Austrian L0n , 1,9rd North of Spain Saragossa 555 .. 552 60 Ditto to Barcelona ~ Account, Death of the Duke of Malakoff, The telegraph announces the almost sudden death of the Duke of Malalehoff, better known throughout Europe as Marshal Pelissier. The Veteran general has been for a long time past Commander-in-Chief in Algeria. He was unexpectedly taken ill a few days ago, and his iron constitution has given way in a very brief space of time. These sturdy and bluff French soldiers are often taken off at 70 or thereabouts; they do not seem to have in them the " calm repose" of peace which allows a Wellington a Combermere, a Lynedoch, a Seaton, in our own country, to live to extreme old age as honest squires among their own people, without the slightest aspi ration after more glory. Aimable Jean Jacques Pelissier, Duke of Mala khoff, and a Marshal of France, was born on the 6th of November, 1794, at Maromme, in the Depart ment of the Lower Seine. His father was a powder manufacturer, or at all events connected with a large powder manufactory ; and it was said of the son that he " smelt powder" even in his cradle. The boy was educated at the Brussels Lyceum, at the School of Artillery of La Fleche, and then at St. Cyr. Two days after the arrival of Napoleon from Elba, Pelissier received his commission as sub-lieu tenant in the Artillery of the Royal Guard. During the famous Hundred Days he was incorporated into one of the regiments of the army of observation on the Rhine. After serving in the Departmental Legion of the Lower Seine he passed a brilliant examination early in 1819, and was placed on the royal staff. In 1823, as lieutenant of Hussars, he made the Spanish campaign, and was aide-de-camp to General Grindler. His:conduct in this campaign won him the orders of the Legion of Honour and of St. Ferdinand. He was attached successively to the staffs of Generals Bourcke, Yellin, and Ledru des Essarts. Pelissier was appointed captain, April 1, 1827. He became aide-decamp to Gen. Durrieu, and in the campaign of the Morea—notably for his bravery at the siege of the Castle of the Morea— received the Orders of St. Louis and of the Saviour. Pelissier became lieutenant colonel Nov. 2, 1839, and was for three years director of the staff in the province of Oran. He greatly distinguished him self by his bravery in the expedition against Tag dempt (May, 1841) at the fight of Ored Melab (July 11, 1841), &e a and ho was named colonel (July 8, 1842) after the expedition of Cheliff. But as far as European notice is concerned, Pelissier first acquired it by his exploits in Algeria (he had been in Algeria before—in 1830), whither he went in the suit of General Bournmont. Twenty years ego his name was in every mouth in connection with his summary way of dealing with the Ouled Riahs, a Kebyl tribe which had never been subs clued, because the country they inhabited contained immense caverns into which it would have been absolute insanity to lead invading troops. On the 18th of June, 1845, the Ouled Riahs finding them selves hotly pressed, retreated to their labyrinthine caves. The grottoes were surrounded, and lighted fascines placed at their entrances. The wretched people refused to surrender; more lighted fascines were thrown in. The Arabs refused to surrender again, and 500 were smoked to death there. It is needless to say that this awful story excited all Europe ; and the French GOT ernment and the French press were either indignant or faintly apologetic. A French paper gave a harrowing description of the dreadful two days in this oven — two days sufficing for the complete baking of an entire pastoral tribe, men, women, and children ; their own cattle goring them in the darkness of that awful prison. But as the official report ran, it was necessary that these people (ces gene ta) should be reduced to submission, and so they were. The Marquis de Boissy took occasion to inveigh most severely against the slaughter at Dehra, and the Minister of the Interior, who had on a previous day expressed his disapproval and regret for it, warmly defended Colonel Pelissier (" One of the most honourable officers of the army of Africa, whom I shall always praise"), who, he said, had to subdue assassins and traitors. Whatever opinion, however, may have been expressed on either sid e throughout Europe, though their tendency was almost one-sided, Col. Pelissier was sheltered from professional criticism by the boldness of Marshal Bageand, who took upon himself the responsibility of the whole matter. The naïveté of one French writer is worth recording on this point, " The chas tisement with which M. le Colonel Pelissier smote the Arabs serprised people by its novelty." In 1846 Colonel Pelissier was rewarded with the appointment of " Marechal de Camp," and in 1848 was made major-general and commandant of the province of Oran. He further distinguished him self in Algeria, at the storming of Laghuat especially. In 1850 (April 15) he was promoted to a generalship of division; he commanded the pro vince of Oran, and was charged, ad interim, with the governor-generalship. He was nominated Grand Cress of the Legion of Honour, December 24, 1853. General Pelissier's achievements, happily for himself and his fame, were not confined to Algeria. When the Russian war broke out he was placed i❑ command of the let corps of the Crimean army; and on the 16th of May, 1855, he succeeded Mar shal Canrobert as Commander-in-chief of the French army. On the 16th of August in that year the Russians attacked the French position on the Tchernaya, and were completely repulsed by Pelissier, who had under him divisinns commanded by Generals Herbillon, Canava, Faucbeux, and Morriss. The general's despatch announcing this glorious result arrived happily enough just in time to fall in with the grand entrance of the Queen of England and the Emperor of the French into Paris—passing through a double line of five miles of soldiery from the Boulevards to St. Cloud; and it need hardly be said that the acclamations of the Parisians were considerably heightened by the glorious news just then opprtunely received. • On the 91h of the ensuing September the glori ous news was received in Paris of the capture of the Malakhoff tower of Sebastopol by General Pe lissier's troops, who carried its redoubts and the Redan of Careening Bay in a short time. This finished the war. Sebastopol was taken. The official Paris paper announced (Sept. 13), " General Pelissier is made Marshal of France." He was made Duke of Malakhoff (July 22) and a senator of France. From 1858 (March 23) to 1859 (April 23) he held the somewhat uncongenial appointment of Ambassador in London. In spite of the attrac tions of his young and beautiful wife, a connection of the Empress of the French, the veteran marshal did not, it is well known, find diplomacy at all to his taste. He retired, was again sent to Algeria (Nov. 24, 1860) as Governor-General, and there he has died. It rcmains to be added that in 1857 (March 18) a pension of 100,0001 r. was settled on Marshal Pelissier and his children ; that in the December of the same year he was nominated Vice-President of the Senate; in the February following, a member of the Privy Council ; on the 23d of July, 1856, Chancellor of the Legion of Honour. however posterity may judge of the Duke of Malakhnff's character, no one will deny that he was a brave and Eelf-sacri:icing soldier. though he was • a bluff and free spoken one. Hippolyte to a very favourable biography of him, prefixes the simple motto, " E triplex." However this may t _ have been intended, the motto is exactly significant lines are rather lower. of the marshal's character in its beat as in its least 1 praiseworthy phases. It has been the good fortune of the Duke of Malakhoff to be enabled, by the wise thoughtful ness and statesmanlike tolerarce of the Empec.or, to blot out the remembrance of Colonel Pelissiers dealings with the Arabs in his "green and salad days." When the Arabs lately petitioned the Em peror for protection against the encroachments of French settlers, it was through the veteran duke that the Emperor transmitted to them the noble message, " Remember that I am the Emperor of the Arabs as well as Emperor of the French ;" and the duke set himself loyally to work to carry out this grcit maxim of the highest State policy with a zeal and success wbic% have only stopped short of the most hating good results because the aged Governor-General has bean suddenly removed from his turbulent but not inglorious proconsulate. Ir. Newman and the " Athenaeum," -4.- - " More than one friend of Dr. Newman," says the Athenceum," asks our attention to a paragraph in our last notice of the ' Apologia,' in which we ap pear to have drawn a wrong conclusion from the words employed to record the conviction of his call. One of our correspondents says:—' Your reviewer in the notice of Dr. Newman's ' Apologia pro Vita sue,' Part 111., in the Ath6nceum of May 14, has by mistaking whet he says, done the author a serious injury, though of course unintentionally. I have had no communication with Dr. Newman, and can not know whether the review has met his eye. But, as his friend, I am very anxious, for his sake, that the misapprehension should be corrected as early as possible. Your reviewer supposes that Dr. Newman still retains a conviction that he is elected to eternal glory; in other words, that he still holds the doctrine of final perseverance, or inadmissable justification. But his own words convey the very contrary mean ing; He says : ' One of the first books I read, was a work of Romaine's ; I neither recollect the title nor the contents, except one doctrine, which of course I do not include among those which I believe to have come from a divine source, viz., the doctrine of final perseverance. I received it at once, and believed that the inward conversion of which I was conscious (and of which I still am more certain than that I have hands and feet) would last into the next life, and that I was elected to eternal glory.' -Upon this, the reviewer observes, that ' it is well to know that this conviction of his beieg chosen for eternal glory has never passed away.' Dr. Newman says that he is still certain of the tact of his inward conversion ; but he does not say that he is certain of his election to eternal glory, and that he still holds the doctrine of the certainty of final perse verance. So far from it, that he expressly and carefully repudiates it. For he says he does not of course include that doctrine among those which he believes to have come from a divine source. It is evident that he rejects that doctrine now as a matter of course, because he is a Catholic, and no Catholic can hold it. What then Dr. Newman really says is, that he still retains the conviction of his conver sion at a certain period ; but that the one doctrine in question, which he received then, he rejects now, as not having come from a divine source." As we quoted the passage on which our remark was based —the passage given above—our readers had already before them the means of correcting an apparently erroneous inference. The Friend of Tranquillity and the Organ• Grinder. The following capital new version of George Canning's renowned Stqaphics, in the Anti-Jacobin, appears in our elegant and facetious little sixpenny contemporary, The Owl, of this day (No. 1,004 !) but just now published : FRIEND Or TRANQUILLITY , Seedy Savoyard, wherefore art thou grinding.? Rough blows the wind, thy pipes aro out of order, Old is thy tune, thy monkey is a nuisance, So is thy organ. Tiresome grinder, heed'st thou not the sick ones Who on their couches restlessly reclining, Tortured all day, roust hear thy hurdy-gurdy's Merciless strumming Tell me, Savoyard, how you come to grind so, Did some foul fiend tyrannically use you ? Why don't the Beaks or Beadle of the Parish Thrust you in prison ? Why can't some Babbage, for racking of his nerves, or Beer-making Bass, for his ears distracting, Or hardworked lawyer straightway pitch your little All in a horse-pond ? Have you not read the speech of Mr. M. Bass ? Cheers of approval ringing through the Commons — You and your chattering monkey must return to Valleys of Savoy. ORGAN GRINDER. Savoy, Lord bless you; why should I roturn there? Only last night, while grinding on my organ, This poor old chap and monkey got eleven Bob in an hour, Babbage may rave and bluster, if he likes it, Bass may make beer or speeches as he pleases, I, for my part, Will not budge unless you give me Sixpence to move on. FRIEND or TRINQITILLITY. I give thee sixpence I I'll see thee d— —3 first I Wretch, whom no sense of nerves can move to pity, Dirty, unshaven, pilfering, degraded mpudent outcast. Hall porters came up for L beg me not to Make such a row, or they'd givo me into charge ; I Laughed them to scorn, and asked them how they liked " The Ratcather's Daughter." Kicks the organ grinder, upsets his organ, lets loose his monkey, and exit in a transport of rage. PROFESSOR B kBBAUE AND THE ORGAN GRINDERS.—If anything could make the calculat ing machine of Professor Babbage "break forth into sing ing," it would be surely the tidings that a bill is sliding through the house for the abolition of street-music 1 Know ing the extent to which inhabitants in cities have to bear and forbear, owing to difference of tastes and of hours, to the thinness of walls and other inevitable circumstances, — though possibly, few brain-workers are more largely as saulted than ourselves by " Faust" on two brass bands at once, and "The Perfect Cure," and "II taalen," and the Danish Hymn during three or four morning hours of the season,—we have, on considerate principles, said less on this evil than others whose lot is cast in stiller places; but of late years it has grown so largely in dimension that we are satisfied the distress and damage done by it to the sick and the serious far outweigh any pleasure that it can give. For one invalid who is cheered by it, twenty are irritated into fever. For ten children who are set dancing, in the balcony, by the dismal barrel-organ (merriest, sometimes, when it plays a psalm tune), there are more than one student or scholar who dare not begin any grave work requiring abstraction till the time of night when they ought to be closing the desk. Self-control, if learnt at an early period of life. will, we are persuaded, do much for dome time ; but it is past doubt that there are many whose nerves it. will never harden—and thus, on striking the balance, we cannot but express an earnest wish that the blatrnt players on trumpets who finish by en dangering Christian bell-wires, as they impudently claim a fee for "the music," may be confined to their proper sphere of tea-garden and race-course, or any place where peoile resort for noise and revel—and thai the penitential and droning barrel organ, even if presided over by the bright eyed Italian who takes us pleasantly back to the South by his " Ah, Signor! " may be constrained to " move on " without the intervention of our blue-coated guardians, whose number does not equal always our need of their service. ARCHITECTURAL EXHIBITION. —Last evening Mr. Aitchison delivered a lecture " On the use of Iron for Architectural Dill/OEM" The lecturer gave a succinct description of the merits of iron for budding purposes, and its advantages in many respects over other building mater►als, such as stone, brickwork, timber. &c.— first, fur its greater strength ; secondly, economy of space occupied (a very important consideration in cities where space is valuable, and, therefore, obliged to be economised) ; thirdly, additional sttfely arising from its incombustible cha racter. He combated the opinion that iron was objection able on account of the difficulty of giving graceful forms to it so as to render it beautiful or pleasing, and contended that, if rightly treated, it might be rendered not only useful but beautiful also. The lecture we s copiously illustrated by diagrams showing its applicability, and was listened to with great attention by a numerous audience and warmly applauded. THE PRINCE OF WALES, as President of the Society of Arts, will present the Society's medals and prizes at Willis's Rooms, on Friday, June 21. THE, EMPEROR NAPOLEON is understood to have offtred himself as a candidate for the vacant chair of Mechanics, in the Academy of Sciences. Some opposition is made to his Majesty's claim, but his election may be con ; sidered as quite se.fe. FRANCE. BOURSE, May 24.—The market has been rather firmer,and the business doue shows a slight advance. Threes, for the Account, are now at 66f. 80c. Mobilier has improved to 1,15, 5 f. Railway Market Fr . .N .4 - t: L t . tiffnal Ortik. 4 HER MAJESTY, BALMORAL, May 22. The Queen went out in the afternoon with their Royal Highnesses the Princess Leiningen and Prin cess Helena. Her Royal Highness the Princess Helena atm tended the parish church of Crnithie in the morning. - The Prince and Princess of Wales. The Prince of Wales, accompanied by Major Tees dale and Lieut. Colonel Keppell, was present at the parade of the troops at the Horse Guards yesterday morning, in honour of the Queen's birthday. The Princess of Wales, accompanied by the Prin cess Mary of Cambridge and Princo Adolphus of Mecklenburg:Strelitz, and at tended by Lady Morton and Lieut. General Knollys, were also present at the parade of troops at the Horse Guards. The Prince of Wales rode on horseback, attended by Major Teesdale. The Prince and Princess of \Vales took a carriage drive in the afternoon. The Duke and Duchess of Montpensier and the Princess Maria Isabella, of Orleans, and the Duke of Cambridge, visited the Prince and Princess of Wales at Marlborough House. The Prince and Princess of Wales, accompanied by the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Strelitz and Prince Adolphus, went to the Princess's Theatre in the evening, accompanied by Lady Morton and Major Teesdale. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has honoured Mr.Barraud with a sitting for his portrait for the picture of Hyde Park. The Queen's Birthday. INSPECTION OF THE GUARDS BY THE PRINCE OF WALES. The Horse Guards' parade on the Queen's birth day is always one of the most attractive sights of London, but yesterday it was unusually so, owing to the presence of their Royal Highnesses the Price() and Princess of Wales. The time announced for the muster was half-past nine, and by that time the space between the Horse Guards and the line of sentries was pretty fully occupied by the fortunate holders of tickets, wldle the Park beyond the lines presented a dense mail of heads. While the troops were arriving and takie g up their ground the bands performed the " Albyrt Edward and Alexandra March," the " Corouatio o March," from "La Prophete," and the " Gra 0 1 March." At a few minutes past ten the blooming count , gl" ante of her Royal Highness the Princess Alexan bra appeared at the central window of the Horse Guar tls. She was accompanied by the Princess Mary of Cara' bridge and his Royal Highness Prince Arthur, at ,d attended by the Countess of Morton and Lieu' General Knollys, A few minutes later a brilliant line of staff c yid forms was seen approAching, and the Prince, of Wales, accompanied by the Duke of Carnbri ag e and the staff, rode into the square, the Guards li re' senting, and the united bands playing the Nati( L osi Anthem. The Prince wore his uniform as Cobaigel of the 10th Hussars, with the blue riband and El te r of the Garter. The Duke of Cambridge wore 'til e Guards' uniform, with similar decorations. Th eir Royal Highnesses then inspected the line, the lai playing the " Prince of Wales's Bridal Marc b. ' The colours were then raised with all due formal,: 4 9 , after the performance of a valse, and Gounod's b tiful quick march, "La Kermesse," by the tl! ,o °P band and drums. The Guards then marched past, headed by til e Life Guards, in slow and quick time, after w the Prince and the staff rode off the ground, to the Royal party left the window and entered the ir carriages and returned through the Park to AT. ttr ii borough House. Her Royal Highness, who dur the inspection had conversed in an animated m en ner with the Princess Mary, was accompanied • the first carriage by that lady and Prince Artlle r t the remainder of the party following in a close ca r riage. The troops then marched to St. Jam de Palace, where the united bands played a seleo tic ° from operas, &c., among which we may no t ics Gounod's chorus of soldiers, from "Faust," as It Ji" ing been very effectively rendered ; it is, howe vet, needless to select any of the music for commendal•Oe' for all was excellent. The bands were led by 1 ‘ 11. ; D. Godfrey, master of the Grenadier Guards,, w l3 as senior bandmaster had the conduct of all the musical arrangements on this occasion. At the great public establishments and p‘ ,l 7 offices the day was celebrated with t he usua 1 se; monstrations of the loyal affection borne tO'N an d the Queen by her subjects. In the evening 'tt l a wer e numerous illuminations at the Wes.t el) among the tradesmen of her Majesty d ig The 45th birthday of her Majesty the Quer " f celebrated at Windsor with every den3onstrat. ol ,1 loyalty and respect. The hou 3 es in the F ri a oil) s t r eets presented a gay appearance, being di Ecc s. with flags and banners having appropriate d cgic l e i Early in the morning and throughout the ut!iig merry peals were sent forth from the bells of ilvito Ctelar's Tower and St. John's Church. At °iv o'clock a Royal salute was fired from the CO tion ordnance by the town bombardier in the l' c oo Walk ; also from the Royal Adelaide frigat e t o Virginia Water, which was answered front batteries of Fort Belvedere. ,oro Her Majesty, through Major-Gdneral Seyal" Deputy-Ranger of Windsor Great Park, generotls presented the Mayor and Corporation, who di tie j o together at the Waite Hart Hotel la3t nig bt o honour of the day, with a toe fat bunk fc'r occasion. THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA iS going. to' Ber 10" July 10. g th e THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON is going to 1 3 1 - waters of Vichy again, as usual, at the end of the A 6 ' 1 %10 The Duchess de Morny and suite have ar the Clarendon Hotel, from Paris. 41 0 0 The Earl of Dudley has arrived at Dudley for the season. i f o o% Viscount Melville has arrived in tow' Scotland. andT family, e t. i C ly o , u w h i t th a a n v d e r C y o n u u n ni t e e r s o s u s A s le ui x t e a , n h d av e S er arrived Clarendon Hotel from St. Petersburg. CO O 4, The marriage of the Hon. Ellen Stuart , E 7,4if1,0 daughter of Lord and Lady Blantyre, with Sir David t th is fixed to take place on the 15th proximo. Sir James Fergusson, M.P., and Lady' - o ters Fergusson have arrived at 3, Park-street, Weste" from Scotland. fi blll Baron Von Der Deciten has arrived in to' Hanover. SOCIAL S 1110 41913 7 ---- ENCE Ass° ciA1i0N......A ti° the department of Jurisprudence and EcCloai fis pi Law was held at the rooms of this association on • 14 „„ °13 re'' e fscr v oc e m : in g , Lord Brougham in the chair. A letter '' fli eS t°l Law Hadfield, M.P., calling attention to the Ju511%2,,tl Amendment Bill, and requesting the as° l el ee i to . assi assist laying evidence on the subject before tb.° e3rcr to 3 ommi s ttee of the House of Commons. The bill Wa s le' cl e# the consideration of the standing committee of t r ile i l atr; c p e artment. Mr Hastings called attention to the Lora 1 1 ; was bill to amend the County Courts Acts. 111-30fte' also referred to the standing committee, to 1) 0 lel) 0 4 ; upon at the next meeting of the department.' i• di'fi6 by then took place on a paper read at a previous ras43"istie7- Mr Hastings, proposing a new Court of c ic° ;1. 1'4 Jthuerisdiction, Lord Brougham, Mr Shaw Lefeare, ',seo' Common Sergeant, Sir Eardle Wilmot, and ot l ' el : ott S a tlernen, took part in the discussion, ' in which an lili !,: lis'ill' l opinion n was expressed that the cclesiastical cow" c :cr A ' l ao. ot long remain in their present condition, t''' d „ 3 „ot 1) ; .no r r im_e_n e t st w in as e , ntertained in favour of the vieW s '' A fee io t" . i com M mi li ttee for g" I s 'ur p t a n p e e r r i . n qu T ir h y e . ~,,Q , 0 THE T Ell ,- NOVEL, "John GressvoltV' "IclitO: author of " Paul Ferroll." 2 vols.—" John GresW°l3bitl; valuable addition to English literature. It i s 5 {co t i ; picture, but the touch shows the master.. II i t , 5 P ,„ er I , ° subject was referre. graco and truth. Its interest is l and , - ( ' - n elY e 's P,a ° real; its language is easy and gracefuPhe IV ° "1- r '' P with singular pleasure. The characters it istrodl,o' natural and healthy, and all hit off in a few giaterl;l:3 of 1 , 11 „: It reminds us in sonic respects of those noble 1 5 1— w it 1 " Laureate, in which the thought belongs to the ge? precious setting is all his own." —/Sunday Tinag. .